Table 3.

Kappa statistics with 95% CIs for dichotomous ESR and hs-CRP

Kappa (95% CI)95% CI
Overall:0.379 (0.323, 0.436)0.3230, 0.4357
Gender:0.368 (0.311, 0.424)0.3114, 0.4242
Men0.377 (0.289, 0.464)0.2899, 0.4642
Women0.361 (0.287, 0.435)0.2873, 0.4350
Age (years):0.379 (0.322, 0.435)0.3226, 0.4353
<500.391 (0.300, 0.482)0.3002, 0.4819
 ≥500.371 (0.299, 0.443)0.2996, 0.4433
Malignancy:0.379 (0.323, 0.436)0.3230, 0.4357
No0.374 (0.317, 0.431)0.3170, 0.4312
Yes0.571 (0.225, 0.918)0.2250, 0.9178
Connective tissue/musculoskeletal/autoimmune:0.3756 (0.319, 0.432)0.3193, 0.4323
No0.393 (0.333, 0.452)0.3333, 0.4517
Yes0.207 (0.019, 0.395)0.0187, 0.3952
Noninfectious organ diseases:0.378 (0.322, 0.434)0.3218, 0.4341
No0.391 (0.334, 0.448)0.3337, 0.4481
Yes0.045 (-0.245, 0.336)-0.2446, 0.3355
Colitis/enteritis/other inflammatory conditions:0.345 (0.278, 0.411)0.2783, 0.4106
No0.385 (0.327, 0.443)0.3270, 0.4426
Yes0.281 (0.029, 0.533)0.0297, 0.5332
Pericarditis/endocarditis:0.346 (0.288, 0.403)0.2876, 0.4035
No0.345 (0.278, 0.410)0.2783, 0.4106
Yes0.349 (0.229, 0.469)0.2288, 0.4690
Diabetes:0.378 (0.322, 0.434)0.3218, 0.4344
No0.383 (0.325, 0.440)0.3254, 0.4404
Yes0.267 (-0.012, 0.545)-0.0120, 0.5453
Mixed comorbidities:0.354 (0.297, 0.412)0.2969, 0.4118
No0.338 (0.256, 0.419)0.2564, 0.4188
Yes0.371 (0.289, 0.452)0.2898, 0.4524